Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Valentine's Day Used to Suck

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to be included in a virtual baby shower in the form of a Blog March, a cyber-nod
to Aine and Lisa, the two ladies who look after us all so well in Blogger Land. Áine,
who is on a blogging break at the moment, had a baby girl, Miss Mouse, in January and Lisa
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for Little Man. There will be a post each day to celebrate the birth of
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celebrations.

I have never received a Valentine’s
Day card. There. I’ve admitted it out loud. Never, ever did our postman deliver to me a
pink or red envelope on Valentine’s Day.

All together now, “awwwwwww!”

All is not lost, however, I did
receive a few that were hand delivered but everyone knows that doesn’t
count. The important cards are the
secret admirer ones.

One time I even forgot that it
was Valentine’s Day such was my poor me attitude. I was in the dentist’s chair with a numb face
and he asked me how many did I expect to get?

For a second I thought he was
talking about fillings or extractions. The
semi-botoxed mouth on my face must have registered my “wha?” of panic; he remembered
where I was and quickly said, “Cards!
Valentine’s cards!”

That was worse. At least I knew there would be a filling or
two. The faint prospect of a “maybe”
when it came to receiving a Valentine’s Day card was almost too much to
bear.

It’s not all doom and gloom
though.

Like I said I did receive some
nice Valentine’s Day gifts and gestures.

Once I was even taken out for
dinner. To Abrakebabra. We stayed in the car and ate our spicy
churned up meat stuff on chips. Then
went home. Stingy Bastard!

I was never was, and still am not,
a fan of Hallmark Day, sorry Valentine’s Day meals in restaurants, but even I
was a tad embarrassed by that fast food outing.

Another time a gorgeous flower
arrangement made its way to my desk in front of 30 odd work colleagues.

Thrilled? Me? I
was only purple with delight. (Mister
Husband is not a stingy bastard)

In the same way that Christmas is
for kids, Valentine’s Day is strictly reserved for love struck teenagers and newlyweds. It is a nice sentiment. But that is all it is
– a sentiment.

I like to receive chocolates and
flowers out of the blue rather than because a date on the calendar dictates
that I should.

So for all of you out there embarking
on rose mantic weekend breaks away, bling, posh chocolates and bubbly; enjoy.

Because it won’t last you know.

Before you know it you’ll be glad
to get breakfast in bed consisting of half boiled eggs, cold tea and toast with
bites taken out of it. Propped up on the
corner of your tray will be a card, quite possibly with marmalade on it, made
in school the day before.

But you know what? Those are the best Valentine’s presents.

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